McKindsey, Alexia

Alexia McKindsey's practice derives from the spaces she's lived in; spaces rich in familial narrative, heritage, and history. She is interested in the way our homes reflect the collective identity and mythologies spanning the generations of a family. Pulling from the physical facades, archives, and relics found in these spaces, she maps out the physical progression of time and tradition that have passed through these dwellings. Incorporating painted collaged fragments and craft-based processes allows for the embodiment of the whole of the archives she's collected along the way, and for reflection on the legacies of the generations that have come before her and that have helped form her identity. Contrasting and combining these elements allow for nonlinear and cyclical representations of memory, space, and experience spanning multiple eras and members of a family.